Paulhauser Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 This news just came in: http://mmrmagazine.com/featured/korg-usa-inc-acquires-spector-bass-company/?fbclid=IwAR28-ZzSkwAWRw7UdQtCo0ZHwmrTEyegy_qsrAon0_3k5mQTPqUgvkwCJuU I'm proud owner of several US and Euro basses and they are my main basses for a long time. I'm sure this move is good for Stuart Spector in terms of retirement and I'm curious what this will bring to the brand.... fortunately I pretty much have all the Spectors I've ever wanted (well, almost) so I don't have much to worry. Also they keep the custom shop so who knows and I guess will extend the Czech and Korean lines so this might be good in the end for the players. What do you think? Quote
Al Krow Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 That is interesting news! I don't know too much about Korg and what changes they will bring to the party. But not sure that when Fender have taken over other brands it has ended well. Whereas when Yamaha took over e.g. Line 6 and more recently Ampeg, it's been (from what I can tell) a supportive lifeline and certainly Line 6's range of products (e.g. Helix) have caught the imagination and wallets of us bass players! Quote
The59Sound Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Hopefully this goes the way of Yamaha/Ampeg than Fender/Genz Benz. I had a Spector Euro but the preamp in it, my God, was shocking. Could not get a good tone out of that thing. Quote
cetera Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 I'm sure it'll be fine. Korg have worked very closely with Stuart for the last 4 years and have distributed them well. Stuart & PJ are very proud of their brand and I'm sure have done due diligence before completing any deal. Stuart deserves his retirement time - I just hope PJ gets to keep a longer term role in guiding the company... Who knows, it may make some models more affordable!?! 1 Quote
Damonjames Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, cetera said: I'm sure it'll be fine. Korg have worked very closely with Stuart for the last 4 years and have distributed them well. Stuart & PJ are very proud of their brand and I'm sure have done due diligence before completing any deal. Stuart deserves his retirement time - I just hope PJ gets to keep a longer term role in guiding the company... Who knows, it may make some models more affordable!?! We can only hope mate!!! Time will tell with this deal, Spector is a niche brand and my only concern is that profitability may have an impact. Lets hope it doesn’t lose its family business feel! 2 Quote
ead Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Does this mean we all own pre-Korg Spectors atm? Quote
Damonjames Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 9 hours ago, ead said: Does this mean we all own pre-Korg Spectors atm? Yes!!! Think the used price just went up 😂 Quote
Al Krow Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 On the plus side the new ones should sound more electronic 😀 Quote
Grahambythesea Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Should we worry that the president of Korg has a name that sounds like he’s from a Mafia family - hopefully not. Quote
totorbass Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Spector was sounding quite criminal too. kinda call 007. Anyway, If they only clean dirty money selling basses we can expect a great value for low prices. Edited January 17, 2019 by totorbass Quote
bumnote Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Korg seem to have done a reasonable job with vox Quote
TrevorR Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 My first thought was, “Well, at least it wasn’t Gibson who bought them...” 3 Quote
Damonjames Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 8 hours ago, TrevorR said: My first thought was, “Well, at least it wasn’t Gibson who bought them...” I think they are having a hard enough time paying the electric bill, let alone buying other brands!! 2 Quote
Billy Apple Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 On 15/01/2019 at 09:16, The59Sound said: Hopefully this goes the way of Yamaha/Ampeg than Fender/Genz Benz. I had a Spector Euro but the preamp in it, my God, was shocking. Could not get a good tone out of that thing. Easy enough to change a pre-amp. 1 Quote
Billy Apple Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 On 15/01/2019 at 09:28, cetera said: I'm sure it'll be fine. I hope so 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Yamaha have done good things with Ampeg, and amazing things with Line 6 so hopefully Korg will do the same. 1 Quote
The59Sound Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Billy Apple said: Easy enough to change a pre-amp. I just traded the bass in the end for a Bongo. 1 Quote
The59Sound Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Act confused all you want but to me the Bongo was a vastly superior bass - straight trade too. Edited January 18, 2019 by The59Sound Quote
cetera Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Just now, The59Sound said: Act confused all you want but to me the Bongo was vastly superior bass - straight trade too. Thank you, but I don't need your permission Quote
Billy Apple Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 47 minutes ago, The59Sound said: Act confused all you want but to me the Bongo was a vastly superior bass - straight trade too. Aye, superior looking bog-seat! 😁 2 Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 "Resistance is futile" Or did I mis-read another thread title? Quote
Paulhauser Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 5 hours ago, The59Sound said: Act confused all you want but to me the Bongo was a vastly superior bass - straight trade too. I think the MM Bongo is a great bass although I would not think it is superior to the Euros but to each their own. I have a Euro5 with the Tonepump 2.0 and it is a great recording bass and I never had any problem dialing in the preamp or getting a nice sound out of it. The hot output was an issue with earlier TPs but the TP2 has an internal trimpot that adjusts the level of the output signal so that can be set to a desired level, too. 1 Quote
lemmywinks Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 6 hours ago, The59Sound said: I just traded the bass in the end for a Bongo. Should have just got a Warwick Streamer, same shape but sounds and plays miles better. A massive improvement on the original flawed design. 😁 2 Quote
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